Taiping Inn

Li Xuan took the invitation and just glanced casually, but just said some polite words, inviting him to go to Dazhen Ren Mansion tonight to attend the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, to welcome Mr. Qingping.

Li Xuandu gave the invitation to Qin Su and said, "It is inappropriate to invite the virtuous couple to climb the mountain. Although it is a bit inappropriate, this is for both of us."

"Kang" means equality and rivalry, "Li" means bondage and spouse, "Kang and wife" means mutual rivalry, which means husband and wife. In addition, in today's world, one is a monogamous wife and many concubines. Whether the emperor or others, one can only marry one wife at most, and one can take more concubines. The so-called fair wife is just a folk saying, and it is not recognized in formal occasions. Only the real wife can be with her husband. He is called a "couple and wife", and the other concubines and even the so-called flat wife cannot be honored as such.

Because of this, Zhang Jingchen can also know who he refers to without mentioning Qin Su's name. After all, in the eyes of some people in the world, Li Xuandu is respectful and powerful, and is also from the Li family of Qingweizong. It is too unreasonable to have a wife in the near thirty years of age but have not yet married. They are not interested in getting to know Li Xuandu. In his life, it is natural to assume that Li Xuan did not marry a wife because of his family background, but had a concubine. Among the rich families, it is common to take over the house before marrying his wife. In fact, many powerful people in the martial arts world have many wives and concubines. It is just because the concubines are not from the martial arts world, or they are not very famous and have a low status, so they give the illusion that these martial arts world have only one wife.

There has been such a thing in the world. An elder of Wudao Sect changed from a man to a woman because of being possessed by the fact that he changed his temperament and disgusted with women. He killed all his seven concubines, but His wife was from the same school as his teacher, and his father-in-law was also an elder of the Wudao Sect, so he did not dare to do it. He just lived separately from his wife. It can be seen that the status gap between wives and concubines is that wives are human beings and concubines are objects.

To put it another way, the status of men and women in the upper world is not as different as the world. How could a famous woman be willing to be a concubine? The only exception is the local master Xu Wugui and Mrs. Luo. As for Song Zheng, they are all dewy marriages. , except for Dan Taiyun, there is no name.

In addition, almost everyone takes concubines from the Confucian scholars, with few exceptions. The eighty-year-old man married an eighteen-year-old concubine was also done by people from the Confucian scholars. Not only did he not feel ashamed, but he did not do so. This is a pride. The person involved wrote a poem: "I am eighty or eighteen years old. I am beautiful and my white hair. I am in a state of grace and I am just a sixty-sixth in the middle." It is regarded as the so-called by people in the Confucian school. The romantic and elegant thing.

Li Xuan has never thought of taking a concubine, nor has he actually taken a concubine. With Qin Su's temperament, Li Xuan will never allow him to do this. Because Li Xuan is inappropriate, it is natural that the two have not yet been formalized. Because of the marriage, the two's marriage has been delayed again and again, which makes their relationship a little awkward at some point.

Qin Su took the invitation and felt a little embarrassed.

Su Yunxian said softly: "To be honest, if it weren't for these messy things, Zifu and Bai Juan would have already been married."

At this time, there were many women. When it comes to their marriage, they were all very interested and interjected, which made Qin Su almost unable to hold back. Seeing this, Li Xuandu said to Zhang Daishan, "Brother Dao, please move."

The two of them came down to the second floor and came to the backyard of the inn. This place covers a large area, almost equivalent to a small garden. Because the inn is facing the lake, a small hill is also piled up in the backyard, which is on top. A pavilion was built to see the lake view from afar.

Li Xuandu and Zhang Daishan sat down in the pavilion, and Li Xuandu said straight to the point: "I don't want to see this incident as much as it is today."

Zhang Daishan sighed, "It is also something that the old master doesn't want to see."

Li Xuandu asked, "So, what about the inside of Zhengyi Sect?"

Zhang Daishan said, "The reason why the old master passed the throne to the great master is not without a reason. First, there is no successor. The old master ascended too quickly and there is no time to make arrangements. Second, Zhang Jingchen does represent a considerable Many people from the Zhang clan, even if the old master is alive, Zhang Jingchen dares to oppose the old master's decision with the support of these people. The palms and backs of his hands are flesh, and the old master cannot kill him, but can only rely on the Prestige is suppressed. The old master is like this in the world, let alone the old master is no longer in the world? Even if the old master finally passes the throne to others, he will definitely not be able to defend it."

Li Xuandu heard Zhang Daishan confess so frankly and said, "What Brother Dao said is the truth. Zhengyi Sect has been the leader of the Taoist sect for so many years. It is inevitable that it will be difficult to accept that he will lose this position suddenly, but you and I still have it. The old master understands that there are certain points in the rise and fall, and this is the general trend and irreversible. The old master's actions are to allow Zhengyi Sect to retreat on a stable and decent position on the top of the mountain. If the downhill is too urgent, it is easy If you fall down a cliff, if you don’t want to go down the mountain, you may be thrown off the mountain.”

Zhang Daishan smiled bitterly and said, "When Master Tian was alive, he did say similar words. Unfortunately, Zhang Jingchen did not agree with this truth, and I was alone and could not do anything."

It is not unreasonable that Li Xuandu trusts Zhang Daishan so much. He met several times with Zhang Jingxiu, and Zhang Daishan followed him. In addition to his relationship with Yan Feiqing and others, it is undoubtedly concluding that he is the confidant of the old teacher Zhang Jingxiu.

As Zhang Jingchen gained power in Zhengyi Sect, Zhang Daishan, as the confidant of the old master, was almost inevitable that he would lose power in Zhengyi Sect.

Li Xuandu said, "Today's affairs are destined to be unhealthy. If Zhang Jingchen failed, did Brother Dao have any plans?"

Zhang Daishan was stunned and hesitated: "This..."

Li Xuandu said: "If I remember correctly, Zhang Jingchen is just a sect leader. What is a sect leader? He is a temporary sect leader. I am also a sect leader of Taiping Sect. It was not until Mr. Shen Da died of the disaster that he was considered to have removed that. "Dai". But Brother Xuanji is still safe in the world. The reason why he fell into the realm was that he was injured by the Earth Master. From this point of view, he not only had no mistakes, but also made contributions. He was appointed by the Earth Master for the sake of the Zhengyi Sect. If Zhengyi Sect removes his position as the leader just because he loses his cultivation level, it would be too cold. Who dares to serve the sect in the future? If it is a crisis, wouldn't everyone protect themselves "" "

Li Xuandu said this without any problem. The reason why Zhang Luanshan was deposed as the "Little Heavenly Master" was not just because it was as simple as falling into the realm. The key is that he himself was also at fault, which led to his own falling into the realm. But Yan Feiqing is different. He fell into the territory for the sake of the sect and was a hero. It is unreasonable to abolish Yan Feiqing's position as the leader of the sect on the ground as a reason for falling into the territory, and it is destined to not be convinced. If this example is opened, the sect will be correct. It really requires people to be upright.

Of course, Zhang Daishan understood this truth, and also heard the implication of Li Xuandu's words, and asked, "So what does Zifu mean?"

Li Xuandu said: "If I lose to Zhang Jingchen, then let's not talk about everything, but if I win by chance, I plan to depose Zhang Jingchen's identity as the Great Master and the Acting Sect Master in the name of Taoist sect. I don't know Brother Dao What do you think?”

This was already clear, so Zhang Daishan had to say, "This is natural, but who does Zifu want to inherit these two positions?"

Li Xuandu said frankly: "I have already said that Brother Xuanji is the leader of Zhengyi Sect. He is just a reset. It is reasonable and has nothing to do with my decision. I wonder if Brother Dao agrees it?"

"Junior Brother Yan is the sect leader appointed by the old master of the God of Heaven, there is no doubt." Zhang Daishan nodded and asked again, "Where is the position of the Great Master?"

Li Xuandu said: "I know the rules of Zu Tianshi. The position of the Great Heavenly Master is not inherited by the Zhang clan. No one in the Jing generation of the Zhang clan can serve as the Great Heavenly Master. The rest is the Shanshi. In my opinion, they are just three candidates, Brother Dao, Brother Luanshan, and Zhang Yueshan. Zhang Yueshan is older. Brother Luanshan is the former little Tianshi. Brother Dao is the most trusted by the great Tianshi and is the most stable."

Zhang Daishan remained silent, did not pretend to be humble, nor did he show his urgency and desire.

After a moment, Zhang Daishan said, "Purple Mansion says that 'but'."

Li Xuandu looked at Zhang Daishan deeply, "However, Zhang Yueshan is deeply involved in this matter, and he is in love with Zhang Jingchen, so he naturally has to be excluded. The real candidates are only Brother Dao and Brother Luanshan. .”

Zhang Daishan let out a long breath of turbid air, "After all, it's just a thought in the Zi Mansion. Whoever the Zi Mansion supports is the new great master."

Li Xuandu looked at Zhang Daishan silently and suddenly said, "I have friendship with both of you, but I really don't want to hurt the harmony. If I can leave the Dazhen Mansion safely, I might as well invite Brother Xuanji and Brother Luanshan to sit down together. Choose a suitable candidate without being hurtful."

Zhang Daishan nodded, "It's so great."

Li Xuandu reached out and stroked the table on the stone table and asked, "Is Shuning okay?"

Zhang Daishan said: "Although the great masters are not as generous as the old masters, they are not as good as a child. Zhou Shuning was placed in the mansion of Dazhenren. Except for not being able to walk at will, they all regard them as guests. ”

Li Xuan sighed, "It's good that I have no father or mother, and naturally I have no brothers and sisters. I was adopted by my master since I was a child and have a lot of brothers and brothers, but in addition to the second brother, my relationship with other classmates It's really hard to describe. So I've been treating Shuning differently. I don't want her to be hurt by my affairs."

Zhang Luanshan nodded and said, "I can pay attention to the mood of Zifu, I will definitely take good care of her."

"I'm working on Brother Dao." Li Xuandu said, "I'll ask Brother Dao to return to Dazhen Mansion and tell Master Da Tian, ​​I'm a reasoned person, and I'm willing to solve this matter with him and help Zhou Shuning get rid of all kinds of things that are made out of nothing. The crime is found out and the real murderer is to seek justice for the deceased. But I also have a less reasonable request. Master Tian must ensure Zhou Shuning's safety. If Zhou Shuning suffers any accident or is attacked by evil ways If a person gets into the Dazhen Mansion and kills, or is poisoned, or is banned by someone, then I will vent my anger on Feng Shentong like I vent my anger on everyone involved in this matter, no matter what his identity is."